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Corrupt
- Thread starter Nanonetics
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"Rot at the core spreads outwards."
-Darwi Odrade
"Things fall apart, the center cannot hold."
-Yeats
"Doom, doom, kerboom!"
-Maynard G. Krebs
"Don't worry about it."
-Chong
(A hint. Society has been collapsing from within since Catalhoyuk's day.)
-Darwi Odrade
"Things fall apart, the center cannot hold."
-Yeats
"Doom, doom, kerboom!"
-Maynard G. Krebs
"Don't worry about it."
-Chong
(A hint. Society has been collapsing from within since Catalhoyuk's day.)
Nanonetics
Registered Senior Member
Nanonetics said:http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/000953.html
Reality check. What do you think our top industry leaders have planned for over six billion people on this planet, who over the course of the next century will comprise about 90% of all people, each of whom are pretty darn close to borderline retarded? Wonderful opportunity is not on the way for these people; their educatability is, by birth extremely limited. This is an enourmous consumer population ripe for exploitation, a population incapable of self-determination and indeed freedom against a ruthless consumer industry.
Where is that sucking sound and rancid corrupt stink coming from?
Lieutenant Colonel Gregory C. Kane, United States Army War College
The United States is unarguably the pre-eminent nation in the world. Our economic
strength provides for a high quality of life for most of our citizens, large sums of capital for public and private investment, and the ability to field a highly capable and technically advanced military force. At the same time, the United States has become the largest debtor nation; currently some $7 trillion, has under-funded future governmental obligations, and has worldwide security commitments that stretch our military to the breaking point. In order to meet our future security requirements and sustain our pre-eminent military position, the United States must pursue a
foreign policy that ensures continued economic growth - without which, the government will be forced to reduce our commitments, cede resolution of issues to regional powers, or significantly reduce domestic governmental spending, currently politically unpalatable. And to secure growth, the United States needs to maintain access to natural resources and markets for American products. The largest underdeveloped market remaining in the world is the continent of Africa. We are not alone however, in that competition for Africa. China, a growing economic and diplomatic force in the world, has been aggressively pursuing economic goals on the continent and parlaying those economic ties into diplomatic clout. The competition for Africa has strategic implications for whichever country fails to establish or sustain access to that market.
(Feb 2006)
Another frank document from the U.S. Army War College. This one doesn't seem to have been noticed by any other media yet. Cheers to Scot for alerting us. -AF
http://www.energybulletin.net/19971.html
invert_nexus said:(A hint. Society has been collapsing from within since Catalhoyuk's day.)
A hint: eventually that collapse becomes manifest.
Wow. Two-thirds down and I was totally like "YEAH". Then read the rest and I thought "these people must be insane".
Sure, I agree totally that the "leaderless" society succumbs into an escape from reality. No one is enforcing order, so people have to do it themselves. They don't want to, so they just pretend reality is not there. When no one is giving answers they can't escape by saying "God Wills It!" or whatever. Society becomes corrupt when the people don't know what to do.
But to solve this by strong leadership just shows how much these people hate their own methods; they refuse to think about it any more than necessary. Intrestingly, they also DENY selfisness, which is where they go wrong. On these assumptions they reach these CRAZY courses of action.
Strong leaders give a good, solid and guiding way to escape realism. In the Empire people are given something PRODUCTIVE to do and they can pretend they're perfect and good. Hence it seems Empires are more productive and more healthy. But in fact, they suffer from the same corruption, and eventually the corruption of escapism reaches the center (The Emperor) and the Empire declines until it falls under the heel of barbarians (who establish either a more realistic order) or revolutionaries (who induce chaotic democracies). Democracies, however, just put as right back where we are. Going back MAY not be the answer! (the next step is the birth of the emperor, like Alexander or Cesar who change democracies into Enlightenend Kingdoms, which eventually begin to decline. Also, new monotheistic way of explaining all the new things!)
From selfish point of view, why spend tons and tons of time into "improving the world", and make tons and tons of enemies? Gather ye around as many people as possible, then make them as useful as possible. Kill people? What a waste of precious resources. From this point of view, selfishness becomes a virtue. Nice tought, but not nice enough.
Sure, I agree totally that the "leaderless" society succumbs into an escape from reality. No one is enforcing order, so people have to do it themselves. They don't want to, so they just pretend reality is not there. When no one is giving answers they can't escape by saying "God Wills It!" or whatever. Society becomes corrupt when the people don't know what to do.
But to solve this by strong leadership just shows how much these people hate their own methods; they refuse to think about it any more than necessary. Intrestingly, they also DENY selfisness, which is where they go wrong. On these assumptions they reach these CRAZY courses of action.
Strong leaders give a good, solid and guiding way to escape realism. In the Empire people are given something PRODUCTIVE to do and they can pretend they're perfect and good. Hence it seems Empires are more productive and more healthy. But in fact, they suffer from the same corruption, and eventually the corruption of escapism reaches the center (The Emperor) and the Empire declines until it falls under the heel of barbarians (who establish either a more realistic order) or revolutionaries (who induce chaotic democracies). Democracies, however, just put as right back where we are. Going back MAY not be the answer! (the next step is the birth of the emperor, like Alexander or Cesar who change democracies into Enlightenend Kingdoms, which eventually begin to decline. Also, new monotheistic way of explaining all the new things!)
From selfish point of view, why spend tons and tons of time into "improving the world", and make tons and tons of enemies? Gather ye around as many people as possible, then make them as useful as possible. Kill people? What a waste of precious resources. From this point of view, selfishness becomes a virtue. Nice tought, but not nice enough.